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weapons of mass destruction were a concern and u.s. officials were hard at work around the globe trying to prevent regional tensions and an mos if is from turning in to full-scale wars and ominously, the united states about to face an upsurge in terrorist attacks to claim hundreds of american lives in lebanon including a 49-year-old cia officer named bob ames killed in a brief visit to our embassy in beirut and who at the time was my boss at cia. during my 25-year career at cia, i watched up close and participated in history being made in far off corners of the world. as cia fulfilled the critical intelligence roles, collecting intelligence, uncovering secrets, identifying threats, partnering with foreign intelligence and security agencies, carrying out covert action and attempting to forecast events yet to happen, all in an effort to protect our people and to strengthen america's national security. and throughout my career, i had the great fortune to experience firsthand and to witness what it means to be a cia officer. such as an ana
weapons of mass destruction were a concern and u.s. officials were hard at work around the globe trying to prevent regional tensions and an mos if is from turning in to full-scale wars and ominously, the united states about to face an upsurge in terrorist attacks to claim hundreds of american lives in lebanon including a 49-year-old cia officer named bob ames killed in a brief visit to our embassy in beirut and who at the time was my boss at cia. during my 25-year career at cia, i watched up...
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the u.s. has discovered so much energy than it thought it had. some talk about north american energy independence. >> we could make opec n0pec. the reason, advances in technology such as fracking, horizohorizontal drilling and or improvements which increase natural gas production by 27% in just four years, making the u.s. number one in gas with oil on its way. >> we're talking decades, if not into the hundreds of years of supply in north america. >> it's been estimated by the energy information agency that we could be the number one oil producer in the world by 2020, surpassing saudi arabia, so this is a big deal. it's a game-changing opportunity, and it's of historic proportions. >> reporter: even though who share the administration desire to reduce the use the petro chemicals acknowledge projections that the u.s. will produce one-third more of its own oil by 2020. 1 analyst said self reliance must include alternatives such as wind, solar, and more. >> we can reduce our dependence on foreign
the u.s. has discovered so much energy than it thought it had. some talk about north american energy independence. >> we could make opec n0pec. the reason, advances in technology such as fracking, horizohorizontal drilling and or improvements which increase natural gas production by 27% in just four years, making the u.s. number one in gas with oil on its way. >> we're talking decades, if not into the hundreds of years of supply in north america. >> it's been estimated by the...
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please remove -- >> u.s. soldiers. it is not defending them. the number of soldiers killed by afghans who are -- mad at our program. >> i'm going to say once again that we welcome everyone here. that we expect no clapping, we expect no hissing. we expect no demonstration in this room. this is a very serious hearing. i will stop the hearing. and i will ask the room to be cleared. so know that. please continue, mr. brennan. >> thank you, chairman. i am honored to appear before you today as the president's nominee to lead the central intelligence agency. i'm grateful to president obama for the confidence he's placed in me by sending my name forward to the senate for consideration. senator warner, thank you for your generous introduction, for your service to our nation and for your strong support for those that defend it, this includes the men and women of the cia and the intelligence committee, so many of whom like me call virginia home and call you our senator. i would not be here today without the love and support of my wife cathy who's been my
please remove -- >> u.s. soldiers. it is not defending them. the number of soldiers killed by afghans who are -- mad at our program. >> i'm going to say once again that we welcome everyone here. that we expect no clapping, we expect no hissing. we expect no demonstration in this room. this is a very serious hearing. i will stop the hearing. and i will ask the room to be cleared. so know that. please continue, mr. brennan. >> thank you, chairman. i am honored to appear before...
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may have to go to the back of the line, but you are waiting in the u.s., working in the u.s., you have everything you want having arrived in the u.s., you do not need to live in fear. the other guys are waiting in brazil and hong kong. the line here is already one where you are in the united states. >> you are right about that, but that is the whole point, to get rid of the shadow economy, shadow existence. then get these folks on the path to citizenship. if you know anybody who has been here initially legally, you know, even when they get a green card, their entire existence is devoted to getting citizenship. a green card is not their only desire. >> what about senator sessions' point about the unlawful flow of people into the country? how do you deal with that? >> the way we always have, and we have done much better. if you look at the numbers of people who are caught at the border now, -- some of the attrition in the legal immigration is due to the economy, but a great deal of it is not. you just need to look at the resources we have put in, and its successes. at some point, it is a
may have to go to the back of the line, but you are waiting in the u.s., working in the u.s., you have everything you want having arrived in the u.s., you do not need to live in fear. the other guys are waiting in brazil and hong kong. the line here is already one where you are in the united states. >> you are right about that, but that is the whole point, to get rid of the shadow economy, shadow existence. then get these folks on the path to citizenship. if you know anybody who has been...
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when mo cowan is sworn in, the u.s. will have two simultaneously serving black senators for the first time in history. is it a sign of how far we have come or how far we have to go. >>> our question of the day for su about chris christie's smackdown on the doctor who criticized his weight. does weight matter in presidential politics? i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to me, relationships matter. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i
when mo cowan is sworn in, the u.s. will have two simultaneously serving black senators for the first time in history. is it a sign of how far we have come or how far we have to go. >>> our question of the day for su about chris christie's smackdown on the doctor who criticized his weight. does weight matter in presidential politics? i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my...
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we begin with the much hyped cyber threat from china the story exploded after u.s. security firm monday on released a report that traced a series of cyber attacks against the united states to a chinese military unit in china's defense minister says has said and said that there is no proof that china is responsible for the attacks but the white house has taken action unveiled a new policy that put sanctions on foreign countries that engage in online spying the whole ordeal has raised fear over the u.s. is a vulnerability to attacks from china but beyond the cyber world are we directing our attention to the right place but if you look at u.s. imports from china in two thousand and eleven we're talking ninety eight point seven billion dollars in electrical machinery and equipment and s. to pay an estimated eight point seven percent increase from the year before and we're also looking at ninety four point nine billion dollars in power generation equipment and that is up by fourteen point seven percent so just how technologically dependent is the u.s. on china to discuss
we begin with the much hyped cyber threat from china the story exploded after u.s. security firm monday on released a report that traced a series of cyber attacks against the united states to a chinese military unit in china's defense minister says has said and said that there is no proof that china is responsible for the attacks but the white house has taken action unveiled a new policy that put sanctions on foreign countries that engage in online spying the whole ordeal has raised fear over...
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well the reports of the chinese military hacking u.s. trade secrets have been covered extensively by the mainstream media take a listen china is officially out of control because don't look now but prove today our sugar daddy is a thief for tonight lifts the veil on a kind of invisible war china unleashing its full spy power let's return to the alleged link between china's military and a prolific hacking group most cyber attacks are being carried out by teams inside the chinese military. but there is more to the technological relationship between the united states and china than hacking congressman dana rohrabacher republican from california explained it to r.t. . we have build china into a major economic power without demanding any type of political reforms we've given the most favored nation status when we free trade we permitted them to steal our technology they get away with murder. of the latest show of china's economic power purchasing bankrupt u.s. business a one two three one two three systems is an electric car battery maker and
well the reports of the chinese military hacking u.s. trade secrets have been covered extensively by the mainstream media take a listen china is officially out of control because don't look now but prove today our sugar daddy is a thief for tonight lifts the veil on a kind of invisible war china unleashing its full spy power let's return to the alleged link between china's military and a prolific hacking group most cyber attacks are being carried out by teams inside the chinese military. but...
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when it comes to protecting the u.s., is president obama closer to george w. bush -- >> i don't think so. what you see is safeguards. former secretary robert gates saying we should have a core court going forward to make sure that we're -- that we're following procedure. you have brennan say in his hearing if we miss a target we should disclose it. that all represents a very different tone from what you saw under the bush administration, one of trying to have a procedure and openness and transparency and bringing everybody together to try to agree on how we balance security and privacy. >> the chairman of the intelligent committee says there's no need. let me play that. >> there is plenty of oversight here. there's not an american list somewhere overseas for targeting. that does not exist. i think there's sensationalism. this is a serious matter, but i think the rules have been consistent. >> chip, as you know, the act established 'federal court that oversees suspected foreign spies working in the u.s., so the question that's being debated is should there be a
when it comes to protecting the u.s., is president obama closer to george w. bush -- >> i don't think so. what you see is safeguards. former secretary robert gates saying we should have a core court going forward to make sure that we're -- that we're following procedure. you have brennan say in his hearing if we miss a target we should disclose it. that all represents a very different tone from what you saw under the bush administration, one of trying to have a procedure and openness and...
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as you said capricious, but they can literally target a u.s. citizen from their words, in their words not mine, even when the target must have recently been involved in activities and they don't define activities and don't define reisn'tly. it's a pretty broad definition to go against anybody you want. >> when left wing politicians are out of power they're for very, very, very strict rules. when they're in power they're for no rules because they trust themselves because they're pure and after all not going to do anything wrong. this is a perfect case study though in a free society where you've got to establish the rule of law. what's the right procedure, who is in charge, who's held accountable. you can't just randomly kill people and it's not like the middle of at battlefield and terrible things happening and it's all in real time. this is a calculated decision in an air conditioned office to issue an order to kill somebody a long way away and you had better figure out a system for doing this that's accountable, that can be scrutinized by the
as you said capricious, but they can literally target a u.s. citizen from their words, in their words not mine, even when the target must have recently been involved in activities and they don't define activities and don't define reisn'tly. it's a pretty broad definition to go against anybody you want. >> when left wing politicians are out of power they're for very, very, very strict rules. when they're in power they're for no rules because they trust themselves because they're pure and...
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if we knew where an al-qaeda operative is, american or foreign on u.s. soil wouldn't we just go catch them? >> you would think. but here is brennan's response. he says the authorization to use force in 2001 in afghanistan has no geographical limit. when says that our first question is gosh, he is implying he could do it in america. we sent him a written question. senator widen asked him can you kill americans on american soil. he won't answer answer. the president answered and say is i don't intend to do so. that is weak. i want him to say absolutely heel not kill americans on american soil. we do strikes overseas sometimes not even targeted to an individual. we see a caravan coming out of a place we think people don't like america and we strike a train of vehicles without even knowing who they are with the americans overseas i also do have some objection in the sense that i would try them for free son. al-awhaki would have been kistly convicted. his son was never tried. we killed his 16-year-old son and i don't think that that was appropriate. his son w
if we knew where an al-qaeda operative is, american or foreign on u.s. soil wouldn't we just go catch them? >> you would think. but here is brennan's response. he says the authorization to use force in 2001 in afghanistan has no geographical limit. when says that our first question is gosh, he is implying he could do it in america. we sent him a written question. senator widen asked him can you kill americans on american soil. he won't answer answer. the president answered and say is i...
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the president also set a new goal of cutting u.s. energy consumption in half over the next 20 years. these come on top of efforts in his first term, naemly requiring all vehicles to get 54.5 miles to the gallon by 2025, putting carbon dioxide limits on new power plants and setting aside $90 billion for green energy products as part of the 2009 economic stimulus, but in terms of broad energy reform, what lies ahead? as they say, it ain't easy being green. joining the panel now is actor and supporter of the rainforest network chris nothe, and president of the natural -- i almost said national, which would have been such a fail. the natural resources defense counsel francis bynake. >> let's talk broadly about sort of where people who care about the planet are these days. there was a lot of talk. al gore, "an inconvenient truth" there seemed to be some momentum for the cause of environmental reform. in the last four years we haven't seen a lot of action on the issue. where do you stand now in terms of optimism? >> boy, that's a word i'm
the president also set a new goal of cutting u.s. energy consumption in half over the next 20 years. these come on top of efforts in his first term, naemly requiring all vehicles to get 54.5 miles to the gallon by 2025, putting carbon dioxide limits on new power plants and setting aside $90 billion for green energy products as part of the 2009 economic stimulus, but in terms of broad energy reform, what lies ahead? as they say, it ain't easy being green. joining the panel now is actor and...
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that's rich coming from the man who did more than anyone to sell the u.s. on a completely unnecessary war. take a look. >> we know with absolute certainty he is enriching uranium. we believe he has reconstituted nuclear weapons. i agree we will be greeted as liberators. we learn there was a relationship between iraq and al qaeda that stretched back through most of the decade of the '90s, that it involved training, for example, on bw and cw, that al qaeda sent personnel to baghdad to get trained on the systems. it provided the iraqis providing bomb making expertise to the al qaeda organization. >> where do you learn to be that evil? he sat there and brilliantly conspired. he had judy miller writing the stories for the week. "meet the press," does the alley-oop play. acts so avuncular, so sure of himself in his presentation. a lot of middle-of-the-road people bought it. >> just watching that again, chris, was both infuriating and upsetting. we lived through that time. we were lied to, flat out lied to in that way, and for him to say that the president is appo
that's rich coming from the man who did more than anyone to sell the u.s. on a completely unnecessary war. take a look. >> we know with absolute certainty he is enriching uranium. we believe he has reconstituted nuclear weapons. i agree we will be greeted as liberators. we learn there was a relationship between iraq and al qaeda that stretched back through most of the decade of the '90s, that it involved training, for example, on bw and cw, that al qaeda sent personnel to baghdad to get...
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at issue, the september 11th attack on our u.s. consulate in libya and what one senator called stone walling attempts by the white house on handing over more information. here is where we've been. a storm brewing on this for about five months. since our embassy came under attack by terrorists, we lost four americans that night. ambassador chris stevens, sean smith, doherty and woods. and the days that followed, if your remember, was enough done to protect our people there. in the months since the administration's actions and motives have been questioned. just hours ago, south carolina senator lindsey graham saying he'll hold up two of the president's national security picks. chuck hagel for defense secretary and john brennan for the head of the cia. senator graham now demanding more answers about what happened in benghazi. and the ranking republican on the senate armed services committee, oklahoma senator jim inhofe says one option is to filibuster, delay those nominations. >> i would threaten to cause a 60 vote margin, yes, i will
at issue, the september 11th attack on our u.s. consulate in libya and what one senator called stone walling attempts by the white house on handing over more information. here is where we've been. a storm brewing on this for about five months. since our embassy came under attack by terrorists, we lost four americans that night. ambassador chris stevens, sean smith, doherty and woods. and the days that followed, if your remember, was enough done to protect our people there. in the months since...
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citizens to assassination lists, and take not only them out, but their 16-year-old sons who are also u.s. citizens, if they think that it's ok that we send drones over, you know, president obama ther night in the state of the union got this great applause for saying we're finally bringing our troops back home. he didn't say anything about the fact that we're continuing the drone war program, the killings of thousands of people, many of the vast majority of them innocent civilians men women and children creating so much more hatred toward the united states. cenk: i think you're absolutely right about that. we talk about it on "the young turks" all the time. the problem is in my experience, people don't actually take to the streets unless it concerns them. when you talk about the drone program, it rates anywhere between 83% to 55% depending on how you ask the question, but it's very popular. why? because they're not the ones getting droned. in vietnam there were huge protester because people were going to go to vietnam and die. they didn't want to do that. the labor movement affected how p
citizens to assassination lists, and take not only them out, but their 16-year-old sons who are also u.s. citizens, if they think that it's ok that we send drones over, you know, president obama ther night in the state of the union got this great applause for saying we're finally bringing our troops back home. he didn't say anything about the fact that we're continuing the drone war program, the killings of thousands of people, many of the vast majority of them innocent civilians men women and...
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the u.s. all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. north korea is drawing global condemnation for a new underground nuclear test. the north korean government confirmed the test after seismic activity of 4.9 magnitude was picked up in the korean peninsula. north korea had vowed to conduct rocket launches and a u.s.-and declared test after the u.n. security council resolution tightened sanctions in response to rocket launch two months ago. in a statement, u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon condemned the test, calling it "deplorable" and "a clear and grave violation." the security council is holding an emergency session on north korea later today. two men have been charged in the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl struck by random gunfire just days after performing at president obama's inauguration. hadiya pendleton had recently returned from washington, where she performed with her school marching band during the inau
the u.s. all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. north korea is drawing global condemnation for a new underground nuclear test. the north korean government confirmed the test after seismic activity of 4.9 magnitude was picked up in the korean peninsula. north korea had vowed to conduct rocket launches and a u.s.-and declared test after the u.n. security council resolution tightened sanctions in response to...
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the u.s. struck back, scoring three goals in the third period, the final score 4-2 and a group of american amateurs took home olympic gold 33 years ago today. can't you still hear them cheering? that's how fox reports on this sunday, february 24th, 2013. i'm harris falkner, have a fantastic week. and in about four seconds, huckabee. >> tonight on huckabee. >> i will veto any effort to get rid of those automatic spending cuts. >> he was for it before he was against it. >> these cuts known here in washington as sequestration are a bad idea. >> but now he's blaming republicans. senator lindsey graham on the sequestration showdown and how is our government defending us from cyber attacks? >> we have, the u.s. governor set up lawn chairs and told the burglars where the silver is and opened a case of beer and watched them do it. >> house intelligence chair michael rogers, and attacks that could send the united states back to the stone age. >> that's why we have call boxes, that's why we have safe zo
the u.s. struck back, scoring three goals in the third period, the final score 4-2 and a group of american amateurs took home olympic gold 33 years ago today. can't you still hear them cheering? that's how fox reports on this sunday, february 24th, 2013. i'm harris falkner, have a fantastic week. and in about four seconds, huckabee. >> tonight on huckabee. >> i will veto any effort to get rid of those automatic spending cuts. >> he was for it before he was against it. >>...
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the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. look, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ ♪ that's why right here in...
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the u.s. governor set up lawn chairs and told the burglars where the silver is and opened a case of beer and watched them do it. >> house intelligence chair michael rogers, and attacks that could send the united states back to the stone age. >> that's why we have call boxes, that's why we have safe zones, that's were we have the whistles. >> whistles? tonight why women explain why they would rather stick to their guns to defend themselves. ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. (cheer (cheers) >> thank you, very much. grit audience here in new york and welcome to huckabee from the fox studios in new york city. okay, it's oscar weekend and the film world prepares to honor the best of hollywood. last year, just weeks after the amazing meryl streep appeared on this very show, she was named best actress for her spot-on performance as lady margaret thatcher in iron lady. look, i'm pretty sure that her being on huckabee was what put her over the top. [applause]. i can i can't prove that and i
the u.s. governor set up lawn chairs and told the burglars where the silver is and opened a case of beer and watched them do it. >> house intelligence chair michael rogers, and attacks that could send the united states back to the stone age. >> that's why we have call boxes, that's why we have safe zones, that's were we have the whistles. >> whistles? tonight why women explain why they would rather stick to their guns to defend themselves. ladies and gentlemen, governor mike...
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question-and-answer session, and point six was allegedly senator hagel said the u.s. state department was an adjunct of the israeli foreign minister's office, which i think would be breathtaking if he said that. >> okay. so let's see if we're all on the same page here and have this correct. a right-wing website publishes a resumer from a blog based on something hagel may or may not have said in a speech over, count them, five years ago. and now sitting united states senators are demanding hagel explain himself. hagel provided ayotte and graham with a copy of the speech and notes he does not recall making any such statement. now, folks, this is a pattern for the new gop that maybe mr. viguerie is looking for. senator rand paul pushing a theory about moving guns from libya to syria. paul's theory can be traced back to glenn beck. michele bachmann accused hillary clinton's chief of staff of having ties to the muslim brotherhood. her source? an uncorroborated report from a right wing talker frank gaffney. congressman darrell issa got in the act. he orchestrated an entire
question-and-answer session, and point six was allegedly senator hagel said the u.s. state department was an adjunct of the israeli foreign minister's office, which i think would be breathtaking if he said that. >> okay. so let's see if we're all on the same page here and have this correct. a right-wing website publishes a resumer from a blog based on something hagel may or may not have said in a speech over, count them, five years ago. and now sitting united states senators are demanding...
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the iraq surge resulted in 1,000 more u.s. troops being killed and most of the analysis of what happened on the ground, why did the violence go down in iraq, in part, it was already decreasing when the surge started and we helped fund a number of death squads to essentially ethnically cleanse the areas suffering from violence. >> before we get to another former colleague of chuck hagels, you were on the ground in iraq, mick michael. tell us about the iraq surge. >> david laid out the case about why the surge if you want to say it, the surge worked in washington. the surge convinced the foreign policy establishment that we won in iraq. john mccain believes we won in iraq, so that, if you're operating on that level of drawings, it's not surprising that you're not willing to embrace the nuance of abargument. you could make the argument that the she it agovernment is more friendly to iran. how much more powerful you did we make iran? >> if you want more friendly liar here is senator lindsey graham. >> if you had a chance tomorrow,
the iraq surge resulted in 1,000 more u.s. troops being killed and most of the analysis of what happened on the ground, why did the violence go down in iraq, in part, it was already decreasing when the surge started and we helped fund a number of death squads to essentially ethnically cleanse the areas suffering from violence. >> before we get to another former colleague of chuck hagels, you were on the ground in iraq, mick michael. tell us about the iraq surge. >> david laid out...
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the memo states that it's legal for the government to kill u.s. citizens abroad if they're believed to be high-level terrorists. even if there's no evidence they're planning an attack. and it stems from questions surrounding the obama administration's controversial use of unmanned drones to strike al qaeda targets. now, at least four americans have been killed in drone strikes in yemen. how majority leader eric cantor had this reaction to the report this morning. >> we are going to be active in terms of the oversight function that we have in the house of representatives. i think all of us want to maintain our national security and do everything we can to work together, to try and affect that mission. >> nbc national investigative correspondent michael isikoff broke this story by obtaining that memo last night, and he joins me this morning. so, michael, this is being called a white paper memo. explain to all of us what is that. and attorney general eric holder said last march that it was constitutional to kill americans abroad if they were posing a
the memo states that it's legal for the government to kill u.s. citizens abroad if they're believed to be high-level terrorists. even if there's no evidence they're planning an attack. and it stems from questions surrounding the obama administration's controversial use of unmanned drones to strike al qaeda targets. now, at least four americans have been killed in drone strikes in yemen. how majority leader eric cantor had this reaction to the report this morning. >> we are going to be...
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the u.s. supreme court has decided to delve into the controversial issue of campaign finance learning how much they can give to individual or candidates. joining me, pete williams. pete, at the heart of this, an alabama man, we know the tremors from the decision could be felt throughout? >> there could be. depending on what the court says. there are two kinds of limits. there are the limits how much money you can give to an individual candidate. now, that's not being challenged but what this alabama businessman backed by the republican national committee says, he's following the other limits, two-year limits on how much total money a person can give to all candidates put together andal the political parties and pacs put together. it works out to $115,000. they say it's unconstitutional for a couple of reasons. they say the number is too low given modern politics. but the reason, they say the reason it limits how much a person can give to a candidate it to avoid corruption. quid pro quo corrupt
the u.s. supreme court has decided to delve into the controversial issue of campaign finance learning how much they can give to individual or candidates. joining me, pete williams. pete, at the heart of this, an alabama man, we know the tremors from the decision could be felt throughout? >> there could be. depending on what the court says. there are two kinds of limits. there are the limits how much money you can give to an individual candidate. now, that's not being challenged but what...
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since then the u.s. has conducted over 400 drone strikes in pakistan, yemen, and monthlia, while the pentagon drone fleet has expanded from 50 to 7,500. for the past decade american drone policy has existed largely in the shadows. its legal just ficks and moral underpinnings largely relegated to debate among progress severe media outlets and concerned libertarians. now as john brennan, the architect of the u.s. drone policy and president obama's mick to head the cia readies to testify this afternoon on capitol hill, calls for greater transparency and legal justification for the killings have increased. the outcry reached a crescendo on monday when nbc's michael isikoff obtained a leaked white pair from the government suggesting that the u.s. government can kill american set zenz overseas without any specific intelligence indicating they are engaged in an active plot to attack the u.s. the expansive legal framework set off alarm bells. >> every american has the right to know when their government believes
since then the u.s. has conducted over 400 drone strikes in pakistan, yemen, and monthlia, while the pentagon drone fleet has expanded from 50 to 7,500. for the past decade american drone policy has existed largely in the shadows. its legal just ficks and moral underpinnings largely relegated to debate among progress severe media outlets and concerned libertarians. now as john brennan, the architect of the u.s. drone policy and president obama's mick to head the cia readies to testify this...
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somebody who applied to the u.s. embassy in january 2007, and somebody else crossed the border and is here january 2008, we all agreed that the person who waited in line in 2007 should be able to get that green card before the person in 2008. we have to figure out how to do that so it is not a long period of time, where people roll over -- where people are too old before they come, but at the same time, we have to make sure that this principle is kept, because that helps us pass the bill. two exceptions. dick durbin has worked very hard. we agree that should give special priority. >> these are -- >> and second, we need something special for agriculture, because it is a different situation. whether you were in new york dairy country or elsewhere, you cannot get americans to do this work. >> ok. senator mccain, did you speak to speaker boehner? >> something that needs to be done. real quick. the environment has changed since 2007. that is why we are guardedly optimistic. there are a whole bunch of things out there that
somebody who applied to the u.s. embassy in january 2007, and somebody else crossed the border and is here january 2008, we all agreed that the person who waited in line in 2007 should be able to get that green card before the person in 2008. we have to figure out how to do that so it is not a long period of time, where people roll over -- where people are too old before they come, but at the same time, we have to make sure that this principle is kept, because that helps us pass the bill. two...
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he was occupied by the u.s. -- haiti was occupied by the u.s. my great, great uncle was part of the resistance movement tried to fight the u.s. marines occupying haiti, and he died trying to protect the freedom of haiti. my personal research actually is [indiscernible] surely before finding out about this, i was reading up on u.s. support of the financial support, logistical support of the regime and helping to keep him and placed third he was a brutal dictatorship that killed tens of thousands of people. just helpingwe're to improve whether it is to interviewing techniques -- there's no way to control what are the alternate bowles that these techniques -- ultimate goals that these techniques will be used examples are fabricated weapons of mass destruction, and so i think there is really a cause for concern in terms of what this represents and in terms of whether university can really align itself with u.s. foreign policy in such a way. there's also issues in terms of -- i think it is impossible to control how this is used, but the larger questi
he was occupied by the u.s. -- haiti was occupied by the u.s. my great, great uncle was part of the resistance movement tried to fight the u.s. marines occupying haiti, and he died trying to protect the freedom of haiti. my personal research actually is [indiscernible] surely before finding out about this, i was reading up on u.s. support of the financial support, logistical support of the regime and helping to keep him and placed third he was a brutal dictatorship that killed tens of thousands...
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the reports that the u.s. told allies that we are considering 8,000 to 12,000 u.s. troops after 2014 are not correct. a range of 8,000 to 12,000 troops was discussed, but it was discussed as the possible size of the overall nato mission, not the u.s. contribution. ah, important clarification. so the defense minister from germany had apparently told reporters that 8 to 12,000 troops was how many troops america was going to keep in afghanistan. everybody thought that was very big news since that's not what we heard hear at home at all. maybe that is how the german guy understood it, but it is apparently not the way that leon panetta meant it. that was the headline out of brussels today. those troops, that's nato combined, that's not just us. that was the headline. the other news of course was that representing the united states and apparently confusing the germans in brussels today was leon panetta, the guy who with great fanfare supposedly just stopped being our secretary of defense. here was leon panetta at his farewell ceremony, his big ornate farewell ceremony. th
the reports that the u.s. told allies that we are considering 8,000 to 12,000 u.s. troops after 2014 are not correct. a range of 8,000 to 12,000 troops was discussed, but it was discussed as the possible size of the overall nato mission, not the u.s. contribution. ah, important clarification. so the defense minister from germany had apparently told reporters that 8 to 12,000 troops was how many troops america was going to keep in afghanistan. everybody thought that was very big news since...
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the u.s. didn't have enough time to respond. he says it's not like you can pick up the phone and call 911. mike emanuel is on the hill. set the stage for us on this hearing. >> reporter: it's designed to address the concerns of south carolina senator lindsey graham who threatened to hold up the confirmation for chuck hagel, his successor. so what did the president know about the benghazi attack september 11, when did he know about it and what did he do about it? sources i talked to say panetta and others are carrying out the orders of the commander-in-chief. so what were they and how were they handled. expect fireworks. rick: later on this afternoon the president's nominee the head of the cia takes center stage. >> reporter: expect john brenner to get plenty of questions about the use of enhanced interrogation techniques during this time at cia. he left there in 2005. at the white house they are emphasizing brennan's experience. >> mr. brennan brings, i think, not on a vast amount of experienc
the u.s. didn't have enough time to respond. he says it's not like you can pick up the phone and call 911. mike emanuel is on the hill. set the stage for us on this hearing. >> reporter: it's designed to address the concerns of south carolina senator lindsey graham who threatened to hold up the confirmation for chuck hagel, his successor. so what did the president know about the benghazi attack september 11, when did he know about it and what did he do about it? sources i talked to say...
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administration continues to face questions from republicans about the deadly terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. now one gop senator is plenling to hold up the confirmation of two of the president's appointees until he gets some answers about that attack. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. good morning susan. >> good morning, anne-marie. senator lindsey graham has been one of the biggest critics of the white house's response to the attacks in benghazi. now he's threatening to use his senatorial privilege to try to block the nomination of chuck hagel for defense secretary tear and john brennan for head of the cia in order to get the white house to give answers. >> you're about to make some news here, i think. you are saying that you are going to block the nominations. you're going to block them from coming to a vote until you get an answer to this. >> yes. >> reporter: on cbs's "face the nation" sunday, senator lindsey graham acknowledges he would use a rule that allow as senator to put a hold on presidential nominees. he hopes by delaying the confirmation o
administration continues to face questions from republicans about the deadly terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. now one gop senator is plenling to hold up the confirmation of two of the president's appointees until he gets some answers about that attack. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. good morning susan. >> good morning, anne-marie. senator lindsey graham has been one of the biggest critics of the white house's response to the attacks in benghazi. now...
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there is major concern tonight about the u.s. military. jennifer griffin reports from the pentagon. >> congress left town. when they come back in ten days they will have five days to act if they want to stop the huge budget cuts known as sequestration. here is one thing republicans and the democrats can agree upon. >> we used every adjective known to man to say this is dumb. can we agree this is a dumb thing? >> yes. >> okay. >> yet the finger pointing continues. >> mr. speaker, we are on the brink of achieve republican policy of sequester. >> speaker of the house taken to call it president's sequester. the defense secretary put it more bluntly. >> we need to find solutions. we can't sit here and complain and blame others. we have can't point fingers at each other. >> army chief ray odinero warn it may push him to expand deployment and extend tours to 15 months. no decisions have been made. budget cuts could delay the training for the seasonals set to deploy in 2014. another example of how it would hurt the nation's national security. it's
there is major concern tonight about the u.s. military. jennifer griffin reports from the pentagon. >> congress left town. when they come back in ten days they will have five days to act if they want to stop the huge budget cuts known as sequestration. here is one thing republicans and the democrats can agree upon. >> we used every adjective known to man to say this is dumb. can we agree this is a dumb thing? >> yes. >> okay. >> yet the finger pointing continues....